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Ghida Ismail

Lebanon experiences the largest global losses in Human Development amidst its worst-ever financial crisis

A compounded crisis, consisting of an economic and financial crisis layered by the COVID-19 pandemic and a massive, deadly  explosion...
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Jinan Nabaa

Between Costs and Child Labor: What is the Status of Refugee Education in Lebanon?

Lebanon remains the country with the largest number of refugees per capita worldwide, according to a report released earlier this...
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وائل قيس

On The Stereotypical Image of Women in the Marvel Cinematic Universe

Marvel Studios, along with President Kevin Feige, are working on bringing more female comic book characters into the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) in preparation for the Universe’s fifth phase of movies and television series. Their latest addition, attorney Jennifer Walters/She-Hulk (portrayed by Tatiana Maslany) is only one of many other...
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عامر شيباني

Documenting the Syrian refugee population: Fear, hesitation & lack of support

“My son is inexistent. He is a human being of flesh and blood, but the government does not acknowledge his...
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Hanin Haidar Ahmad

Jina al Dar: Empowering women and girls

Jina al Dar, an initiative by ABAAD, tours the country with the goal of empowering women and girls to prevent...
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Maha Khazem

Lebanon’s bank controversy: Two sides of the same coin

Bassem Sheikh Hussein stormed Hamra’s Federal Bank on August 1. He was armed with a gun and tank of gasoline, and held around 7 hostages while demanding the bank return his deposit of $209,000 to pay for his father’s $50,000 treatment. Later that day, he released the hostages and left...
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Jinan Nabaa

Refugees and the job market: Working against the grain

According to the last report published by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) under the banner of “shelters...
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Maya Hamadeh

Mashrou’ Leila: How can we ever say goodbye?

A love letter to Mashrou' Leila, whose music lifted up thousands at a time when they felt all alone in the world.
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Lee el Sayed

“We do not call it what it is”: The ability of language to dehumanize

We do not call it what it is. In our conversations and calls for change, we often dismiss the meanings that our words carry and their implications in existing contexts and systems of oppression. We may do this in our relationships with each other, in our conversations with ourselves, in...
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Lynn Sheikh Moussa

As long as Lebanon’s patriarchal system remains, domestic violence will never cease

On July 28, Nabila Idan, a mother of three, was shot in her family home in Sindiane, Akkar. Initially reported...
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Beirut Today

Child Abuse in Lebanon: Lifelong repercussions, and how to confront it

At least one million children in Lebanon are in danger of violence as the crisis intensifies. We talk to Himaya...
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عامر شيباني

Risk of deporting asylum-seeking Kenyan activist in Lebanon persists

After more than four months of arrest, the fate of Kenyan worker and activist NM remains unknown. She remains with General Security despite being arrested on false accusations of which she has been acquitted. The MENA Rights Group and Anti-Racism Movement (ARM) launched an urgent appeal to several United Nations...
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